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No. 29.) BANAWASI INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KADAMBA KIRTTIVARMA-DEVA. 359
(Verse 3.) The lotus of his face is radiant in bloom, so that one may say: "What a surprising thing it is, when one considers ! a lotus-bed has blossomed forth in the midst of the flower of the golden lotus (issuing) from the radiant belly of Fortune's Lover!"
(Verse 4.) In the mind of that God arose first that God (himself), afterwards bringers of blessing, they who covered with radiant splendour the circle of space, seats of series of stainless virtues.
(Verse 5.) Many monarchs descended from these mind-born (Patriarchs), exalted in majesty, stainless jewel-lamps of the Chalukya race, unequalled, have ruled this earth.
(Verse 6.) After these there has been a home of excellence, a mine of valour, a crest-jewel of monarchs, one delighting in bounty, a prince lustrous-white with heroism, Permāļi-dēva, a dēra [god, or king) of the brave.
(Verse 7.) Inasmuch as, after he has threatened and plundered unbending monarchs, the solid gold (of their treasures), when piled together, becomes solidified into a Mountain of Gold, look you !--inasmuch as thereupon Jamba-dvipa has verily become a Golden Chersonese, alike to the suitor for riches and to the suitor who approves not riches l_king Vikramaditya, lauded by the learned, has created for himself and sent abroad a mass of glory.
(Verse 8.) While king VikramAditya, thus renowned, was protecting the whole earth in the enjoyment of pleasant conversations, in the goodly Kadamba lineage which is praised by the folk of the earth
(Verse 9.) There was king Chattuga, an abode of greatnes, a Möru of kings, exalted in the Kādamba race, among the sovereigns of the world beginning with the monarch who was a khatrānga-club to kings, who, being sprung from the goddess Earth and Isvara, have borne sway for seventy-seven reigns over this earth here with its bounds at Setu (on the south) and there with Himavat (on the north).
(Verse 10.) Was the title "Guardian of the Highland" an idle phrase, when the seven hosts were there? When he drove into flight the Malave confronting him on the Highland and drank water in conspicuous wise from the Gautama-Gange, verily the title of * Guardian of the Highland" accrued to king Chatta in the camp of the sovereign Jayasimha.7
(Line 16.) (To him) who was thus renowned
(Verse 11.) To this Meru of kings, in the same wise as is born on the ridge of Mēru a lion, there was born the monarch Jayasimha, stout of arm, shatterer of squadrons of foemen's elephants.
(Line 17.) (To the latter) who is thus described
(Verse 12.) To the lord of earth Jayasimha, as though power, ability, knowledge, greatness, (and) glory were born to him, there were born five august (sons), Māvuli, an ornament of kings, the monarch Taila, Santaya-dēva, Joki-dēva, who delighted in the spirit of battle, (and) Vikramanka-endowed with present majesty, embodiments of authority, sincere, administering the seven elements (of the state), lofty in generosity.
1 A poetical description of the god Brahman. The figure is vibhavana, " peculiar causation."
* The meaning is that Brahman first meditated apon himself to create the cosmos (Manu-sanitas i. 12), and they gave birth to his mind-born sons the Patriarchs (ib., i. 34 f.).
3 Cf. above, Vol. XIII, p. 38. • These two classes are the seekers after material and spiritual happiness. . Kataka may mean both "highland" andi" camp." • Apparontly the seven angas or divisions of a complete army.
On the grammatical construction of this sentence cf. Kittel's Grammar, $ 361, p. 420. The soven angas are the kingship, ministry, aliies, territories, fortresses, treasures, and armies.
